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HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 7.0User GuideAbstractThis document is intended to be used by technical professionals who manage multiple HP Blad

Table 1 (page 10) lists all available VCEM licenses, including Virtual Connect hardware and VCEMpackaged options.Table 1 VCEM license optionsDescripti

Designating spare bays1. Select one or more Spares check box for bays that do not have a server profile applied. Aasterisk symbol is displayed to indi

7 Managing MAC and WWN addressesMAC AddressesNOTE: A "VCEM-defined” range has been reserved, from which VCEM allocates MAC addresses.VCEM no long

The following table lists and describes the MAC address status at Individual address page.DescriptionItemAddress available to use in VCEM.FreeAddress

6. Click OK.IMPORTANT: If the exclusion range includes external addresses, these external addresses remainexternal, even if the exclusion range is rem

Removing a custom MAC address rangeNOTE: Removing a custom MAC address range also removes its defined exclusion ranges.You must verify there are no ad

Tracking individual WWN addressesIndividual addresses in a WWN range (HP-predefined, VCEM-defined, or user-defined) can bemonitored by clicking on the

Figure 49 MAC exclusion rangesFigure 50 WWN exclusion ranges106 Managing MAC and WWN addresses

Using VCEM subranges in a federated CMS environmentIn a federated CMS environment, it is critical to select unique pre-defined VCEM subranges duringHP

For more information, go to: http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs, select the ProductDocumentation Quick Link, then look in the White Papers section for

Editing custom WWN address rangesBecause the maximum range size is 131,072, a large range might take a few minutes to edit. Youcan create one custom r

• Allows network assignments to be pre-provisioned even to empty server bays - enables rapidserver deployment and limits configuration errors.• Separa

8 Working with Logical Serial NumbersThis section describes how to view logical serial numbers that exist in server profiles being managedby VCEM. The

9 Tracking VCEM job statusJobsThe Jobs list provides detailed information about jobs that have occurred and are related to VCEM.To view these jobs, cl

VCEM limits the number of jobs that it displays to 65,000. If the limit is reached, then only themost recent 65,000 jobs are viewable. To keep the lis

10 Upgrading Virtual Connect firmware after VCEM ismanaging VC DomainsThe process for upgrading Virtual Connect (VC) firmware requires extra steps whe

6. To apply the changes, click Complete VC Domain Maintenance. The Virtual ConnectEnterprise Manager is executing the request message appears with a j

11 Removing an external manager accountFor VCEM to manage VC Domains (using the Virtual Connect Manager, the embedded softwarein a Virtual Connect Eth

3. To disable the account, from the Virtual Connect Manager command prompt, enterset external-manager Username=xyz Enabled=falsePerform the following:

12 Failover Command Line Interface Usage in VCEMVCEM provides support for two types of command line interfaces:• Failover Command Line Interface—Perfo

Internal VCEM Error Code: 5058Internal VCEM Error Message: Enclosure name contains too many characters - limit is 32Performing VC Profile Failover on

Show CLI usage online helpThis CLI command can be used to display brief usage help on the screen.>vcem -helpSeveral CLI option keywords provide for

• Fibre Channel boot from SAN parameters• Logical serial numbersAn important benefit of Virtual Connect is that server connection profiles and associa

13 Troubleshooting VCEMIMPORTANT: VCEM 7.0 supports the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser, but theunderlying Virtual Connect Manager version

1. Access the Virtual Connect Manager user interface on the VC Domain that does not havethe SFP-SR connector.2. Edit the network with the incorrectly

1. Go to the Virtual Connect Manager user interface.2. Select values for the Speed/Duplex of Ethernet Uplink Ports according to VC DomainGroup Etherne

3. Click Edit.4. In the boot target configurations table, change all the target LUN fields to be within the allowedranges (either a 3-digit decimal be

To correct the IP address in VCM, complete the following steps:1. Verify that the Windows host where VCEM is installed has its network adapters bound

To correct this issue, register the CMS in DNS or add the CMS hostname to the Windows hostsfile.A job appears with Failed statusA job might fail for s

NOTE: You must have domain privileges to log in to Virtual Connect Manager.3. Provide the Onboard Administrator credentials, and then follow the Virtu

primary VC Module. If not, run Systems Insight Manager discovery toupdate the reference."To correct this issue, perform an Systems Insight Manage

To correct this issue, perform any of the following:• Ethernet VC modules are not physically available or there is a connection timeout or a networkpr

• To remove the account and release the VC Domain from VCEM control, from the VirtualConnect Manager command prompt, enter:remove external-manager Use

• Create VC Domain Groups.• Assign and unassign VC Domains to VC Domain Groups.• Define server profiles and link to available LAN and SAN network reso

Operation fails to perform in the VC Domain or VC Domain Group undermaintenance statusVCEM cannot perform any operations related to VC Domains in a VC

Resolving an expired license statusIf a VC Domain has an Expired License icon, perform the following:1. License the enclosure with a Flexible Quantity

• Update VC firmware according VC firmware versions supported by VCEM using the VirtualConnect Manager user interface.a. Access the Virtual Connect Ma

NOTE: Depending on your operating system, the following menu options might slightly vary.• From the Control Panel:1. Double-click Add or Remove Progra

VCEM database is inaccessible or irretrievable with no backup, or VCEMfile systems are corrupt with no backupWithout a backup, the VCEM cannot restore

2. Select the VC Domain that has an enclosure problem.3. Click Remove from VC Domain Group. Wait for the job to complete successfully.4. Connect the n

VC Profile Failover fails during Onboard Administrator replacementIf an enclosure has two Onboard Administrators with redundancy and one fails, then t

In such cases, VCEM changes the VC Domain status to "Mismatch Configuration," and the VCDomain Group to, "Configuration in sync."

3. Provide the Onboard Administrator credentials, and then follow the Virtual Connect Managerinstructions.4. In Virtual Connect Manager, restart all s

To prevent the issue from happening again, perform either of the following:• Verify that the Central Management Server has the minimum hardware requir

Figure 3 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager architecture overviewUsing VCEM, system administrators can quickly deploy, replace and recover servers and

4. In the boot target configurations table, change all the target LUN fields to be within the allowedranges (either a three-digit decimal between 0–25

14 Support and other resourcesContacting HPInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you c

Warranty informationHP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Thiswarranty applies to all Insight Ma

Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to thesame key.Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.User input Commands and

Glossarybays A device bay where the server blade is connected. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure has a totalof 16 device bays and HP BladeSystem c3000 En

free Address available for VCEM allocation.full configurationrights userA user who is automatically authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all system

See also enclosure, racks.shared uplink port An Ethernet uplink port that carries the traffic for multiple Virtual Connect networks. Each associatedVi

Virtual ConnectEnterpriseManager (VCEM)VCEM simplifies the management of multiple HP BladeSystem enclosures that use Virtual Connectto control LAN and

IndexAadding a VC Domain to a VC Domain Group, 44adding custom MAC address ranges, 103adding custom WWN address range, 108adding or removing VC module

configuring the target boot LUN, 80copying and assigning a server profile to a bay, 85creating a server profile, 74deleting a server profile, 82editin

Figure 4 VC server profile movement exampleVCEM home page featuresVirtual Connect Enterprise Manager uses a dedicated graphical user interface to acce

correlating VCEM operations in Systems InsightManager and Virtual Connect logs, 69moving Ethernet networks (VLANs tagged) from oneshared uplink to ano

2 Installing and configuring VCEMThis chapter describes how to install and configure VCEM.IMPORTANT: This guide assumes that you have previously insta

upgrading to a new version of VCEM on the same CMS, data migration with the Systems InsightManager data migration tool is not necessary. For more info

If VCEM is a stand-alone installation, click the VCEM desktop icon. The VCEM Home pageappears.3. Enter the credentials that you entered when performin

NOTE: Creating exclusion ranges is optional but highly recommended to avoid MAC/WWNaddresses conflicts in the same network.HP highly recommends using

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11. Create a new VC Domain Group, and then add one or more already licensed VC Domainsto it. For more information on creating a new VC Domain Group, s

In the event of an unplanned failover, it is possible that manual intervention may be required torestore full operations. If a Virtual Connect Domain

3 Managing VC DomainsThis chapter describes how to use VCEM to manage VC Domains.On the VC Domains page, you can filter the VC Domain list by VC Domai

Table 3 VCEM status icons (continued)DescriptionIconStatusFailed to connect to the VC Domain.Possible causes include:Fail to communicate to VC Domain•

sets, Fibre Channel SAN fabrics, Ethernet and Fibre Channel common settings, and SNMP Ethernetand Fibre Channel alert destinations.Requirements for ad

Table 4 MAC or WWN address and serial number range compatibilityVCEM-supportedMAC or WWN or serial number in VCDomain GroupVC Domain server profiles w

◦ Network SNMP settings:Read Community–– System Contact– IP addresses◦ Port Throughput Statistics◦ VLAN Capacity– Legacy VLAN capacity or Expanded VLA

◦ Smart Link◦ Private network◦ Preferred Link Connection◦ Preferred Link Connection Speed◦ Maximum Link Connection◦ Maximum Link Connection Speed◦ Net

Table 5 Supported VC firmwareVC DomainGroupVCDomainVCDomainVC DomainGroupVC Domain Groupfirmware mode 3.15VC DomainGroup firmwaremode 3.3xVCDomain/Gro

For a VC Domain to be part of a VC Domain Group with Virtual Connect firmware 3.15 – 3.18,3.10, 3.0x, 2.3x, and 2.1x, Hybrid VLAN Tagging, Network Acc

Contents1 Introduction...8Key features and benefits...

To disable this feature edit all Ethernet Networks to clear the Enable VLAN Tunneling propertycheck box, or edit all Server Profiles to ensure that no

• Extended Mapped VLAN is not supported.Do not configure the VC Domain to allow for expanded VLAN capacity (Extended MappedVLAN).Figure 11 VC Domain w

Figure 13 VC Domain with Storage Management CredentialsTo disable this feature go to the Virtual Connect Manger user interface and delete all StorageM

Figure 15 Server profile configured with multiple FCoE connectionsTo disable this feature:1. Log on to HP Virtual Connect Manager.2. Expand Server Pro

Figure 16 Deleting SAN fabrics configured with uplink ports for FCoE capable modules5. Expand Server Profiles in the navigation pane and select the se

Figure 18 Disabling Multi-blade FC connectionsVirtual Connect 3.10 features that must be disabled in a VC Domain to be part of aVC Domain Group with V

Figure 19 Removing Flex-10 iSCSI Connections4. Continue selecting the last Flex-10 iSCSI connection until all connections are removed.Virtual Connect

Figure 20 Server Profile configured with a FC multi-blade serverTo disable this feature:1. Log on to HP Virtual Connect Manager.2. Expand Server Profi

Figure 21 Server profiles with more than 32 Ethernet network connections4. Continue selecting and deleting the last connection until you have a maximu

Figure 22 Enhanced SNMP configurationDo not configure the VC Domain using the enhanced SNMP configuration. If necessary, disablethe enhanced SNMP conf

Adding or removing remote enclosures from a multienclosure domain in VC DomainMaintenance...

Figure 24 Disabling trap severitiese. Trap categories must equal Other for either VC-Enet traps or VC-FC traps. Do notselect both. From the Add a SNMP

3. Do not modify the SNMP configuration for VC Domain level. The default SNMPconfiguration for VC Domain level is Enabled with the Community String eq

2. Click Add Key and enter the key string.3. Select one or more unlicensed VC Domains.4. Click Apply License.5. Click OK to validate the key string.NO

The FC module can become incompatible in the following situations:• An HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC module replaces an HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-port FCm

You can only select the User-Defined option for the MAC range type if a MAC custom rangeis defined.7. Select the WWN address range type from the follo

the VCEM User Guide to verify the supported VC firmware versions,and then update the VC Domain(s) firmware to a supported version.• The VC Domain as w

4. Enter the user name and password for each unconfigured VC Domain. Ensure you provideVC Domain credentials with full privileges. VC Domains appear a

NOTE: Removing the VC Domain out of the VC Domain Group does not cause any changes tothe MACs or WWNs currently in use in the VC Domain. Any new MACs

Working with multienclosure VC DomainsVCEM supports multienclosure VC Domains. A multienclosure VC Domain is a VC Domain withone local enclosure and u

Figure 29 VC Domain Group with VC Domains that have different numbers of enclosuresA multienclosure domain can only be configured as follows:• The enc

Performing a Server Profile Failover...1007 Managing MAC and WWN

VC Domain MaintenanceVC Domain Maintenance is a useful way to perform updates on a particular VC Domain withoutremoving it from a VC Domain Group, and

◦ Multiple Networks Link Speed Settings◦ Server VLAN Tagging Support• Shared Uplink Set• Resetting Virtual Connect Module (soft reset)• Monitoring net

NOTE: The following information is sample base VC Domain configuration data that is replicatedto all VC Domains in the VC Domain Group.• Domain settin

– System Contact– Each SNMP trap Community and IP address• For each Fibre Channel fabric:◦ Fabric name• For each network uplink:Name◦◦ State◦ Connecti

1. Initiate the VC Domain Maintenance.2. Perform changes through the Virtual Connect Manager Web interface.NOTE: When a VC Domain has a status of Unde

browser window. The Under Maintenance status indicates that the VC Domain is temporarilyunlocked for domain, network, and storage changes.5. Using Vir

• Breaking the Virtual Connect lock by using the VC command line. To resolve this issue, removethe VC Domain from the VC Domain Group.• Virtual Connec

Canceling a VC Domain Maintenance taskCanceling a VC Domain Maintenance discards domain, network, and storage configurationchanges that you have perfo

Figure 31 Job detailsUsing FlexFabric modulesThis section describes scenarios to add or replace existing Ethernet and FC modules with FlexFabricmodule

2. Upgrade the VC Domain firmware to the latest version for FlexFabric support.3. Save the configuration.IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you save the co

Unable to complete or cancel VC Domain maintenance after enabling Expanded VLAN Capacity inVC Domains...

12. Edit an existing server profile and an iSCSI connection and boot option that uses the FlexFabricuplink port.13. Create a new server profile and ad

9. Remove the existing modules that are not FlexFabric from both horizontally adjacent baysthree to eight.10. Add the two existing VC modules in both

4 Managing VC Domain groupsThis section describes the management of Virtual Connect (VC) Domain Groups using VCEM.A VC Domain consists of an HP BladeS

Table 8 Group icons and statusDescriptionIconStatusAll VC Domains that belong to this VCDomain Group share the same domainconfigurationConfiguration i

4. Find and import the necessary remote enclosures in the correct order through Virtual ConnectManager.5. Go to Systems Insight Manager and perform a

8. From the Select MAC range type list, select whether the MAC address range type isVCEM-defined, user-defined, or factory-default. You can only selec

VC Domain Group firmware mode at a later time by selecting'Upgrade Firmware Mode' on the VC Domain Groups page.• Click Cancel to discard the

Deleting a VC Domain GroupIMPORTANT: If you delete a VC Domain Group, then all unassigned server profiles within thatVC Domain Group will be posted to

4. Perform the following actions for each VC Domain that uses HP-predefined or user-definedranges within the VC Domain Group that you want to remove.

2. Select the desired VC Domain Group where you want to add or remove VC modules, andthen click Delete.For more information, see “Deleting a VC Domain

Profile move, assign, or failover operations fail and the message "An invalid boot LUN was entered.Check the Storage arrays for the proper LUN nu

5. Search for the log entries based on timestamp. Be sure to take the time difference betweenthe CMS and VC Domain into account.There is no specific m

5 Managing server profilesThis section describes how to create and manage server profiles with VCEM.A Virtual Connect server profile is a logical grou

DescriptionItemIdentifies the enclosure nameEnclosureBay numberBayA server profile defines connections for a blade server. Server profiles can include

Table 9 VCEM features (continued)Virtual Connect2.1xVirtualConnect 2.3xVirtual Connect3.0xVirtual Connect3.10Virtual Connect3.15VirtualConnect 3.3xFea

Creating a server profileNOTE:Keep the following server profile dependencies in mind:• Depending on the VC Domain version, the create server profile p

Figure 34 Network selectionsFigure 35 Selecting a Network window7. Select Add iSCSI Connection in the Flex-10 iSCSI connections table to add network n

Figure 36 iSCSI boot settingsIf you enter an incorrect field format, an error message with the appropriate format is displayed.The following table des

DescriptionSettingClick Use DHCP to enable the following:Use DHCP (optional)• iSCSIParamDHCP—Allows the iSCSI ROM option toretrieve iSCSI boot paramet

Figure 37 iSCSI Boot AssistantHP recommends that you use the iSCSI Boot Assistant rather than populating the iSCSI fieldsmanually. The main goal of th

the last connection to the first connection. If the maximum number of FCoE connections isreached, an error message is displayed.NOTE: Keep the followi

1 IntroductionHP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) centralizes network connection management andworkload mobility for HP BladeSystem servers t

NOTE: When creating multiple server profiles, boot parameters are ignored. Edit each serverprofile to specify the boot parameters.14. Click OK. The Vi

• VLAN Id• Color• LabelThe second drop-down box defaults to Contains and you can enter part of a filter such asName or Shared Uplink Set. If you choos

2. (Optional) To select the desired port speed for the connection, select Custom. The Custom PortSpeed windows appears. Enter the desired port speed.F

4. (Optional) To change the network access group:1. Choose the Network Access Group selection box.2. Choose another network access group. A warning me

Use the Is/Contains combination box to search by part of a word or phrase. Click on the columnheading to sort the results. Label and color filters are

IMPORTANT: For VC firmware versions 3.15 and later, you are not able to assign a serverprofile to a covered bay. An error message similar to the follo

NOTE: If a VC Domain already contains server profiles assigned to covered bays and isupgraded to VC firmware 3.15 or later, and you unassign an existi

Figure 42 Moving a server profile4. In the Move to Bay list, select an available bay in which to move the new server profile.5. Click OK. The message

Figure 43 Move profile prevalidation tableVCEM performs five validation steps during the exportation process as displayed in Figure 43.These five step

Table 10 Prevalidation statusDescriptionStatusStep has successfully completed.DoneVCEM will perform some changes on the server profile inorder to expo

Key benefits• Centrally manage connectivity and workloads for hundreds of Virtual Connect Domains andthousands of HP BladeSystem server blades.• The V

• Confirms that the target VC Domain Group that the server profile will be exported to hasa status of Configuration in synch. VC Domain Groups with ot

defined in the target VC Domain Group. Otherwise Step 4 will show a warning status atthe prevalidation window.• Confirms that all VLAN network names a

5. Validating Fabric data—VCEM performs the following validations for fabric connections duringthe export process:• Ensures that the fabric names and

4. Power up the new server.VC Server Profile Failover operations require the source and target servers to be configured toboot-from-SAN, and can be in

For more information about using the CLI in VCEM, see the “Failover Command Line InterfaceUsage in VCEM” (page 117).Initiating VC Server Profile Failo

For more information about VC Server Profile Failover, see the failover white paper at http://www.hp.com/go/vcem. For more information about Automatic

6 Managing enclosure bay assignmentsOnly the bays that are inside a VC Domain Group appear on the Bays page.Bays can be filtered by selecting one of t

To see more information about bays, select the Show more details check box. The following tabledescribes the additional information that will be displ

Powering down a bayTo view a window displaying the power status of a bay, click the number in the Bay# column. Youcan power down and power up the serv

Figure 46 Bay status with press and holdAssigning a server profile to a bayYou can assign a server profile to a bay only if the bay is not already ass